The Hope Diamond is the largest deep-blue diamond in the world. (2) Its past is filled with mystery and intrigue. (3) While no one is completely sure of its origin, scholars believe that two different French kings—Louis XIV and Louis XVI—owned the diamond and that the French government possessed it after the French Revolution. (4) In 1792, the Hope Diamond was stolen and did not appear again until several decades later in London. (5) After passing from one person to another, Evalyn Walsh, an American heiress, brought it to the United States. (6) He sent this priceless gem to the Institution i

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